Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dismasting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-mast-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dismast

noun

The act by which a ship is dismasted.

Example Sentences

"Nearly 150 boats crossed the line in a gale of wind that caused several dismastings, and minor disasters."

Inflected Forms

dismastings (plural)

Questions

What does dismasting mean?: present participle and gerund of dismast

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